May 11, 2005

Best Traditional Romance
HER ROYAL BABY by Marion Lennox (Harlequin Mills & Boon)

Best Short Contemporary Series
THE KNIGHT'S KISS by Nicole Burnham (Silhouette)

Best Long Contemporary Series
THE TOP GUN'S RETURN by Kathleen Creighton (Harlequin)

Best Paranormal Romance
SHADES OF MIDNIGHT by Linda Fallon (Kensington)

Best Inspirational Romance
AUTUMN DREAMS by Gayle Roper (Multnomah Publishers)

Best Romantic Novella
"Prisoner of the Tower" in THE WEDDING CHASE by Gayle Wilson (Harlequin)

Best First Book
BACK ROADS by Susan Crandall (Warner Books)

Best Regency Romance
PROSPERO'S DAUGHTER by Nancy Butler (Signet)

Best Short Historical Romance
WORTH ANY PRICE by Lisa Kleypas (Avon)

Best Long Historical Romance
THE DESTINY by Kathleen Givens (Warner)

Best Romantic Suspense
REMEMBER WHEN-PART 1 by Nora Roberts (G.P. Putnam & Sons)

Best Contemporary Single Title
BIRTHRIGHT by Nora Roberts (G.P. Putnam & Sons)

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
BETWEEN SISTERS by Kristin Hannah (Ballantine)